Archive for January, 2010

Back in 2008, when Pat Sexton and I were brainstorming the ideas that would eventually turn into GetListed.org, one of our very first long-term goals was to put together a low-cost seminar series that would introduce business owners to the world of online marketing. It pleases us greatly to announce a major step towards that goal: the very first GetListed.org Local University event in Spokane, WA on February 4th.

In a long-overdue and pretty long-winded piece, I take a look at the controversy that swirled around Yelp last Spring and some of the company’s moves to react to it. I also go through my concerns for the site’s continued growth, both among users and advertisers, and take one final look back at the Google acquisition that almost-was.